HARDWICK – Hardwick Electric Department (HED) recently filed for a 1.97% rate increase, less than a year after its requested 13.03% rate increase was rejected by the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC). The approved 5.57% went into effect March 1, 2023. If approved, this one is scheduled to take effect[Read More…]
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Slightly Warmer Air Will Arrive
HARDWICK – As expected, the past several days have been marked by a warm-up in temperatures that led to mixed precipitation at times on Thursday and Friday, with the primary precipitation type being rain as temperatures warmed to the upper 30s and near 40 during the day. Overnight temperatures barely[Read More…]
Rep. Balint Visits Salvation Farms
MORRISVILLE – Salvation Farms invited Vermont’s Congresswoman Becca Balint to join them for an informational meeting last Wednesday, January 24. The organization’s executive director, Theresa Snow was joined by Salvation Farms’ Clearinghouse Director, Tony Risitano and two of Salvation Farms’ Board members, Jane Macan and Colin Giblin. The meeting was[Read More…]
Select Board Continues Work to Recover from Flood Damage
HARDWICK – At its January 18 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board discussed ongoing efforts to repair damage from last summer’s flooding, reviewed the Hardwick Police Department annual report, and approved the 2024 Town Meeting warning. Resident Bill Chidsey shared information about one of the properties that had erosion from[Read More…]
Weather Watch
HARDWICK – Seasonally cold air has slowly made its way into the area over the last week, culminating in subzero temperatures and even colder wind chills this past weekend. This also meant the last two higher-profile weather events featured precipitation falling as all snow, a significant departure from what we’ve[Read More…]
Bell Survey of Hardwick Academy Alumni Postponed
HARDWICK – A great deal of public interest and a wide variety of different views have been expressed regarding the future of the Hardwick Academy (HA) Bell. In December 2023 the Hardwick Academy Hazen Union Alumni Association (HAHUAA) board announced its plan to gather consensus from HA alumni[Read More…]
Former Hardwick Police Officer on Paid Administrative Leave from DMV
MONTPELIER – Wade Cochran was placed on leave earlier this month from his position as the director of safety and enforcement for the state DMV. The transportation secretary declined to say why. The director of enforcement and safety for the state Department of Motor Vehicles has been placed on paid[Read More…]
Hardwick Sisters’ Good Deed Featured in Governor’s Speech
MONTPELIER — Hardwick sisters Andee and Allie Ackerman were featured in Gov. Phil Scott’s annual State of the State address on January 4. The governor opened his speech with a long list of challenges that the state faces: an aging population, insufficient affordable housing, funding for healthcare and education, climate[Read More…]
Board Approves Proposed Budget Increase of 7.5%
HARDWICK – At a special meeting on January 10, the Hardwick Select Board discussed final changes to the draft budget it will present to voters at town meeting, approved several cannabis licenses, and approved a contract for the Town House accessibility project. The board reviewed the draft budget for next[Read More…]
HA-HU Alumni Association Reviews the Year
by Mike Clark, alumni association president HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy – Hazen Union Alumni Association had an eventful year highlighted by many activities. An alumni Facebook page was created that now has over 1,000 members and includes highlights and photos of yearbooks from every class from 1940 to 2022.[Read More…]
The Civic Standard Takes Ownership of Former Gazette Building
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – The Civic Standard, a local nonprofit organization founded in 2023, has taken ownership of the former Hardwick Gazette building on South Main Street in Hardwick village. The building was donated by Kim and Ray Small, former owners of the Hardwick Gazette, in support of the[Read More…]
2024 Ushers in a Nonprofit Hardwick Gazette
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK — The Hardwick Gazette is beginning 2024 as a community-owned nonprofit publication. On December 29, Ray and Kim Small donated The Gazette to Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism Inc. (NEKPJ), an organization created to manage and rebuild the finances and reach of the paper. This is just[Read More…]
